In 12 AD he made himself Pontifex Maximus, the chief priest of Rome and head of the Collegium Pontificum, the highest priests in the land. These initiatives were very popular. To many Romans ...
They were headed by the pontifex maximus (chief priest) who, from Augustus onwards, was always the emperor. The king of sacred things The rex sacrorum, meaning “king of sacred things” was a ...
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How Jupiter Became the Supreme God of Roman EmpireThe emperors used to take the title of Pontifex Maximus (chief priest), which merged political as well as the religious ...
The ailing Pope Francis has spent the twelfth anniversary of his pontificate in hospital. The staff at the "Gemelli" clinic ...
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